the greek calends

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the greek calends - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calends \Cal"ends\, n. pl. [OE. kalendes month, calends, AS.
     calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call,
     proclaim, Gr. ??????. CF. Claim.]
     The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar.
     [Written also kalends.]
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     The Greek calends, a time that will never come, as the
        Greeks had no calends.
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